Jessi Rembrandt 7: In My Nature

"I've always been in love with nature. Wildlife. Wetlands. The turn of the dawn into day into dusk. And, especially, flowers.

"The flowers in the garden pools are my horizon here. They are lotus flowers. They are pink and lush and wet. They are the mystical symbol for peace and harmony in the soul of the world.

"I look at them and wonder if I have that peace in me. I wonder if I will find it here, as I begin to grow.

"For now, I feel so separate. But every sunrise over the lotus makes the Project walls glister with pink."